Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,586,147,980 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Stanley Cup

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Acronyms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.02 sec.
Stanley Cup: see hockey, ice hockey, ice, team sport in which players use sticks to propel a hard, round disk into a net-backed goal. Rules and Equipment


Ice hockey is played on a rectangular rink with curved corners whose length may vary from 184 to 200 ft (56–61 m),
..... Click the link for more information.
.

Stanley Cup

Trophy awarded annually to the winning team of the National Hockey League championship. Named for its donor, the Canadian governor-general Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841–1908), the Stanley Cup was first awarded in the 1893–94 season. It is the oldest trophy that can be won by professional athletes in North America.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Cam Ward, a goaltender who backstopped the Carolina Hurricanes to the 2006 Stanley Cup, signed a six-year deal worth 37 million dollars Wednesday with the National Hockey League club.
The Stanley Cup's visit to Nashoba Regional in Bolton on Thursday morning, courtesy of Chieftains grad and Stanley Cup champion Hal Gill, was a smashing success.
By tradition, every member of the National Hockey League's Championship team is allowed to spend one day with the cherished Stanley Cup.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.